The Difference Between a Talent and a Spiritual Gift, Clearly Explained

then there's what is the difference between a talent a talent and a spiritual gift this is a good question and before getting into the differences I want to first look at some of the similarities because there are some similarities between these two let's first look at similarities now what are the similarities between larita's between a talent and a gift well both of them come from God God is a source of talents and of spiritual gifts so both both are from God from God and both are perfected with use so number two both are perfected both are perfected with use my electronic pen is giving a little trouble there let me fix that okay both app perfected with use another similarity between these two is that both are given for the same purpose both are given for the benefit of others of others and if both similarity I can think about is that both of them have can can be owned in multiplicity what I mean by that is that you can have more than one of them so you can have both but you so there are several similarities but and some of them are that God gives both it both talents and spiritual gifts and that also they can be perfected with use because there's a misconception that if you're talented then well you just tell nted but when you're talented your talent can be sharpened as the same thing goes for spiritual gifts and they're given for the benefit of others God is a God of love and the greatest commandment that we have it's a commandment to love God with all our heart with all our soul with all our mind and with all our strength and to love others as God has loved us so now let's look at the differences now that we've looked at the similarities between these two now differences differences between talents and spiritual gifts well what's the source the source I said God gives both of them but we see that for talents and – let me draw another table for you and put talents here and spiritual gifts here spiritual gifts so the let's say the channel since God is the source for both you get this through genes genetics and the environment that's through training so a natural total I spell talent here a little raw okay our natural talents are and we get them through our genes our genetics and training also improves them but our spiritual gifts come from the holy spirit the holy spirit gives them to us holy spirit so that's one dear friends that I I can think of another difference is that of the person who gets them who gets them well talents God gives talents to everybody both questions and non-christians everybody against them see God is a God who makes his Sun to shine and both the godly and the ungodly and it gives rain to both the godly and ungodly god bless his unbelief is quite a bit and one of the blessings he gives them is talents but spiritual gives are given only to Christians a third one that I can think of is even though the purpose of spiritual gifts and talents to glorify God spiritual gifts have an additional dimension of purpose that talents don't have so do glorify spiritual gives out to glorify God and to build the church specifically build the church yeah so the fourth one that I can think of is that of when a person receives them when do you get your talents that God gives you talents well you get talents at birth they come in your genes and you have your genes set at birth and here spiritual gifts are given to Christians when they become Christians so at new birth that's new birth is becoming a Christian it's also called becoming born again so another thing that I can think of which I can call the fifth point here pearly is that you can have so faith probably you can have your spiritual gifts seized Kenzie's can seize can't seize the talent is just given to you spiritual gives the reason spiritual gifts can seize is because spiritual gives really errant gives that you take them and go somewhere I all take an O they're manifestations of the Holy Spirit in you if you grieve the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit stops acting in you and so the expression of the spiritual gifts ceases and another thing that I can think of here number two car number six is that you can get more can you get more you can you can get more of this you can get more of this app you can ask God to give you more spiritual gifts in the Bible even encourages it pauses we should seek the greater gifts give that bill the church so if today you don't have a spiritual gift one particular one that you want you can ask God for it in prayer and if your motive is correct God is going to give you that gift so you can build a church and but the point that I want to also have you remember here is that every Christian gets a spiritual gift guaranteed every Christian is given one now I think that everybody has a talent but the Bible doesn't guarantee that so that's about it again remember that all of them God's graces that God gives to us and that there are many similarities and some of the similarities that both are from God both are perfected with use get both are given for the benefit of others and but you can own more than one of them and the difference is that that Genet talents I received at birth they they come in your genes and training improves them the Holy Spirit is a channel for spiritual gifts and you also see that everybody gets talents but only a Christian get Christians get spiritual gifts and that Christian spiritual gives hope to build the church and also glorify God and talents are given by God to glorify God and that you can ask more spiritual gifts if you want but your motive better be right and God guarantee is pretty much to give you at the end thanks for watching this video if you haven't already subscribed I encourage you to subscribe to our Channel and you'll get videos like this that explains little things bye bye

A natural talent is something you are born with. A spiritual gift is given to you by The Holy Spirit. A natural talent generally glorifies self and people. A spiritual gift glorifies God and edifies the body of Christ. Whitney Houston had a natural talent to sing. But her natural talent didn't glorify God. Mahalia Jackson had a spiritual gift of vocal music that glorified God and lifted up the church. That is the main difference between a natural talent and a spiritual gift. Hopefully, this teaching will help someone.

No offence but please don't relate spiritual gifts to religion because by doing so you are changing the literal meaning of word "spiritual" which means "religious belief" not what a particular religion believes.

Kenneth Acha Thank you. This is the first video I have seen that in many ways has closely described what happened to me some 10 years ago. I was watching Olympic Games and saw Bolt running it triggered my heart and it made me sincerely ask God what was in my hands that I could just do effortlessly I walked to the verandah and sat down immediately I fell into a trans and I looked to the sky and began seeing fabrics fall from heaven like rain I woke up. Just after I don't know why but I asked my mother for a sewing machine with no idea no experience whatsoever I just sat there figuring how to thread something I had never used but can I tell you immediately my stitches where straight to perfection. Many laughed thought I had lost it but what was in me convinced me that this was a gift from God. Remember I had absolutely no interest and desire to sew but after that encounter I was drawn to it. I made suits, wedding dresses, sweaters, jackets to perfection the first time, excellence was already in it, early days I would work odd times just couldn't sleep and would start sewing, I began having more visions and dreams seeing designs and just doing it, each time I would pray and praise God the more I discovered what else I could do, for a moment I almost lost my mind because it was too much out of the ordinary. So I put it on hold fast forward I studied something else looked for a job for years had very good interviews nothing happened I had no choice but do something which was going back to the gift. I thought I had seen it all but I was mistaken, 2015 more bigger greater discovery I could make sandles from scratch, bags because I heard God speak to me, saying "now it's time you make sandles". Before I debated why I couldn't do it quickly took the Bible and opened in Deuteronomy where it speaks of blessings to the obedient and curses to the non obedient and so I just drove off to town randomly and everything that happened after was not short of God's guidance. Today I am designing changing lives and I still have no idea what I am doing I just walk in it, I don't even use patterns I am guided every garment dress I make I have never adjusted it fits my clients just like that, I know it's a gift not talent because like Jesus is a gift to us it's already done and finished I cannot increase or decrease it I don't need training nothing I just walk in it because only the Holy Spirit can teach, guide, direct & show me what I can do. To see what God is doing I have documented a few things on instagram as vzendesigns pronounced "vision" All praise be to God. I am writing a book I already speak to a community of women in my life and other gatherings. Praise be to God.

Thank giants of faith for the powerful revelation about a gift and talent. according to me, A gift due to being natural, you don't have control over it let say you can decide to carry on with a talent or drop it and go on with life, but a gift can never be dropped away, even if you disguise it, it still keeps you restless and peace less until you pick yourself up and act towards it.THESE GIFTS ARE BEING GIVEN TO US FOR OUR PURPOSE OF LIVING. So according to God he doesn't see your reason of living if you are not using the tool he has give you for his Glory. It's not always about what we feel or think about our Gifts its about God.

Personally,i think a gift,is something that people naturally inherited.Secondly,however all people with talents is genetically inherited. No disrespect sir. But,I disagree when people say,that god gives spiritual gifts for christians to become insightful and build churches,to convinced everyone in the world,that's where god dwells. With that also being said,according to bible,Acts 17: 24-30 says,that god almighty does not dwell in temples that has been built by the hands of man. Not to mention,within that same paragraph,says,that god has already existed in all of us,since the beginning of birth. According to Matthew 6:6 says,we should isolate ourselves to pray along in isolated places as individuals. According to bible,even jesus prayed alone when he was in isolated places. Jesus has never considered himself as the christ nor a christian. The disciples told him,that he was christ. According to Wikipedia, christ originally means,anointed which is oil or grease/anointment. The ancient Egyptians used to using it as a treatment on animals or on people. The Roman Catholic,theologians has completely borrowed the word,christus from the greek latin,and ultimately transliterated it into christ to make it sounded more affected to control the world's population. The making of christ is a title,not a spiritual guidance. According to bible,jesus was an israelite,through his mother,merry. He was not a christian nor a jew. Before ending this. I think a gift is a metaphor for breathing the oxygen of gods,developing the abilities we inherited from our greatest ancestors by revitalizing their spirits through us as a people to higher levels. I understand you've done this video few years ago. And i think you've done the best you knew how at that time. Except there's nothing wrong with improving our abilities on higher levels. Sorry please forgive me,if anything i said in this paragraph,sounded harsh. I still think you're a great brother. Peace!

praise God you did a great job which help me in preparing my bible study touching spiritual gifts… If I may humbly add one more difference between the two. A person with out natural talent (eg. piano) can be trained and developed to play but a person who does not have spiritual gift for certain ability can neither be trained nor developed by men. Even if it may outwardly seem he got the ability, it is not a spiritual gift because it does not come from the Spirit but by the works of man, and therefore can not be used to edify the Church. Does this make sense?